Jonathan Eig, speaking Thursday at the National Writers Series, won a Pulitzer for 'King: A Life.' Now, comes a look at ...

Edward Quao, Director of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park ... Quao disclosed that Martin Luther King Jr., the renowned social activist and leader of the U.S. civil rights movement, was among ...

Coretta Scott King is often remembered as a devoted wife and mother, yet she was also a committed activist in her own right.

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Eig's most recent book, "King: A Life," recently won a Pulitzer Prize and explores the complexities of Martin Luther King Jr ... from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963, he delivered ...

By Courtney Mussen The fruit of a collaboration between Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads and the Concerned Citizens ...

Nearly a century after Lincoln’s time, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, invoking the president’s vision in his call for civil rights. Decades later ...

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is one of Washington’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing more than 1.5 million ...

Art Broady’s free presentation, "The Dream … We Almost Never Heard," will be at noon Sunday, March 16, at First ...

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

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